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Proverbs 26:10
As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
Proverbs 26:10 · New Heart English Bible
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Proverbs 26:10 in other translations
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
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In context
7 Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8 As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
9 Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10 As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
11 As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!"
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